A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind Spectre.

Daniel Craig has definitely rejuvenated the franchise and in his fourth outing as 007, he’s looking even more comfortable in the role. I think the most crucial aspect of this film would be getting Sam Mendes back as director and you can see that continuity from Skyfall which is so important to the plot.

I have to say Mendes does a great job in setting the pace and tone of the movie, a lot better than Skyfall in terms of pace in my opinion. It’s very clear in terms of the continuation from Skyfall and as usual everything is very beautifully filmed.

The opening scene as always is the one thing I look out for in every Bond film and this one doesn’t disappoint.

If anything I’d say the negatives are that Christoph Waltz isn’t as strong a villian as Javier Bardem but hey that’s only because Bardem did such an awesome job in Skyfall. The Bond girls aren’t as strong and I really wish there was more of the Aston Martin DB10 (That chase scene by the way will give The Fast and Furious a run for their money)

The plus points are the partnership we got a hint of in Skyfall between Bond and Ben Whishaw’s Q. I love the dynamics between the two especially how it’s between an older and younger guy, one a bit of a brawler and the other a tech guy.

The characters feel more familiar this time and I really hope Craig stays for at least 1 if not 2 more Bond films though at 47, I can understand why he’d want to quit.